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Word entry · 4 letters

duff

Best crossword clue

"Steamed pudding"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /dʌf/Part of speech nounSorted dffuStarts with DEnds with F2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Steamed or boiled flour pudding, often with dried fruit.

Word origin

Originally thieves' slang; probably a back-formation from duffer.

Used in a sentence

  • The storekeeper had sent them an unbroken case of canned plum pudding, and probably by this time he was wondering what had become of that blanky case of duff.
  • Who bravely stuff Themselves with Duff, May laugh at Doctor's bills.
  • Dessert is as substantial as the main course, and none more so than the absolute favorite, guava duff.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Steamed pudding4 letters
02Plum pudding4 letters

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